Film critics view movies with a critical eye. They consider artistic composition, acting, and other elements when evaluating a movie. And their opinions matter. Critics can influence consumer choices and affect a movie's success.

Still, the tastes of reviewers often diverge significantly from the taste of moviegoers. This has become increasingly clear in the digital age, when both critics and casual movie fans alike can rate movies.

24/7 Wall Street has reviewed movie ratings of critics and audiences on Rotten Tomatoes, and audiences on IMDb, to determine which films have the greatest disparities between the critics and the audience. These are the movies that critics love but audiences hate.

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Detailed findings:

Perhaps critics’ greatest weakness is for children's movies. Critics often identify such films as quality efforts, even though they may not watch them for fun outside the duties of their occupation. Approximately two out of every five films on our list were made for children or for family enjoyment. Critics have given exceptionally favorable reviews to films such as “Babe,” “Antz” and “The Witches,” though none particularly resonated with audiences.

The movies on our list also include multiple examples of recent films by directors with major previous hits under their belts. Sofia Coppola’s remake of “The Beguiled,” Judd Apatow’s Amy Schumer vehicle “Trainwreck,” and the Coen brothers’ “Hail, Caesar!” were particularly well reviewed by critics. It’s possible that critics were more open to new films by trusted directors than audiences were.

One courtesy that isn't extended to critics in the same way it is to audiences is the ability to re-evaluate initial ratings. Film critics generally write their reviews upon a film’s release and that opinion does not publicly change. Online ratings from moviegoers, on the other hand, can be frequently adjusted. Therefore, films that were cultural touchstones upon their release – such as “Saturday Night Fever” and “The Blair Witch Project” – have extremely high critic ratings and lackluster audience support.

Methodology:

To determine the films critics love but audiences hate, 24/7 Wall Street calculated the difference between each film’s average user rating and average critic rating. The average user rating was calculated as an average of a given film’s Rotten Tomatoes’ audience rating, and IMDb’s average user rating, weighted by the number of votes placed for each. Critic ratings were the average critic score from Rotten Tomatoes. To be considered, each film needed to have at least 10,000 user ratings on IMDb, 5,000 audience ratings on Rotten Tomatoes, and 10 approved Tomatometer critic reviews.

24/7 Wall Street is a USA TODAY content partner offering financial news and commentary. Its content is produced independently of USA TODAY.

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